H.Res. 1574 (111th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3534) to provide greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and accountability in the administration of Federal mineral and energy resources by consolidating administration of various Federal energy minerals management and leasing programs into one entity to be known as the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5851) to provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry.

Ms. Pingree of Maine,
from the Committee on
Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred
to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 3534) to provide greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and
accountability in the administration of Federal mineral and energy resources by
consolidating administration of various Federal energy minerals management and
leasing programs into one entity to be known as the Office of Federal Energy
and Minerals Leasing of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes;
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5851) to provide
whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas
industry.

That at any time after the adoption
of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII,
declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state
of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3534) to provide greater
efficiencies, transparency, returns, and accountability in the administration
of Federal mineral and energy resources by consolidating administration of
various Federal energy minerals management and leasing programs into one entity
to be known as the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing of the
Department of the Interior, and for other purposes. The first reading of the
bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the
bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General
debate shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified in this section
and shall not exceed one hour, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources
and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. After general
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.
In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the
Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to
consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute
rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order
against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except those
arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII,
no amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order
except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read,
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment,
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. All points
of order against such amendments are waived except those arising under clause 9
or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment
the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments
as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered
on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion
except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

2.

The
Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the
chair of the Committee on Natural Resources or his designee. The Chair may not
entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as described
in clause 9 of rule XVIII).

3.

Upon
the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House
the bill (H.R. 5851) to provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in
the offshore oil and gas industry. All points of order against consideration of
the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The
amendment printed in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules
accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as
amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions of
the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening motion
except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor; and (2) one
motion to recommit with or without instructions.

4.(a)

In
the engrossment of H.R. 3534, the Clerk shall—

(1)

add the text of
H.R. 5851, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R.
3534;

(2)

assign
appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment; and

(3)

conform
provisions for short titles within the engrossment.

(b)

Upon the addition
of the text of H.R. 5851 to the engrossment of H.R. 3534, H.R. 5851 shall be
laid on the table.

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